Direction under section 32, Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 – Adjustments of Appropriations on Change of Agency Functions (No. 8 of 2006-2007) (Cth)

DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 32, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 1997

Whereas:         

On 1 July 2006, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) was established as a prescribed agency for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 ('the FMA Act') and the NHMRC functions which were previously functions of the Department of Health and Ageing became functions of the NHMRC.

I, Beverley Anne Hazell, Division Manager, Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division, Department of Finance and Administration, sub-delegate of the Minister for Finance and Administration under the FMA Act, issue the following direction under s.32 of the FMA Act:

That the moneys listed in column 4 of the following table for the items listed in column 1, be transferred from the 'old agency' listed in column 2 to the 'new agency' listed in column 3.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Appropriation Item	Old Agency	New Agency	$
Appropriation Act (No.1) 2004-05 Departmental Items	Department of Health and Ageing	National Health and Medical Research Council	$4,746,860

Beverley Anne Hazell

Division Manager

Financial Reporting and Cash Management Division

Department of Finance and Administration

23 October 2006                           No. 8 of 2006-2007